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Connecticut River

River in Connecticut River Greenway State Park, Appalachian Mountains, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in East Hartford in CT, MA, NH, VT

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The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States. Flowing roughly southward for 406 miles (653 km) through four U.S. states, the Connecticut rises at the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound. Its watershed encompasses five U.S. states and one Canadian province – 11,260 square miles (29,200 km2) – via 148 tributaries, 38 of which are major rivers. Discharging at 19,600 cubic feet (560 m3) per second, the Connecticut produces 70% of Long Island Sound's fresh water. The Connecticut River Valley is home to some of the northeastern United States' most productive farmland, as well as a metropolitan region of approximately 2 million people surrounding Springfield, Massachusetts, and the state of Connecticut's capital,…

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